Render a search template Generally available

POST /_render/template/{id}
Api key auth Basic auth Bearer auth

All methods and paths for this operation:

GET /_render/template

POST /_render/template
GET /_render/template/{id}
POST /_render/template/{id}

Render a search template as a search request body.

Required authorization

  • Index privileges: read

Path parameters

  • id string Required

    The ID of the search template to render. If no source is specified, this or the id request body parameter is required.

application/json

Body Required

  • id string

    The ID of the search template to render. If no source is specified, this or the <template-id> request path parameter is required. If you specify both this parameter and the <template-id> parameter, the API uses only <template-id>.

  • file string
  • params object

    Key-value pairs used to replace Mustache variables in the template. The key is the variable name. The value is the variable value.

    Hide params attribute Show params attribute object
    • * object Additional properties

  • source string | object

    An inline search template. It supports the same parameters as the search API's request body. These parameters also support Mustache variables. If no id or <templated-id> is specified, this parameter is required.

    One of:
    string-1 string SearchRequestBody object

Responses

  • 200 application/json
    Hide response attribute Show response attribute object
    • template_output object Required
      Hide template_output attribute Show template_output attribute object
      • * object Additional properties
POST /_render/template/{id} 
POST _render/template
{
  "id": "my-search-template",
  "params": {
    "query_string": "hello world",
    "from": 20,
    "size": 10
  }
}
resp = client.render_search_template(
    id="my-search-template",
    params={
        "query_string": "hello world",
        "from": 20,
        "size": 10
    },
)
const response = await client.renderSearchTemplate({
  id: "my-search-template",
  params: {
    query_string: "hello world",
    from: 20,
    size: 10,
  },
});
response = client.render_search_template(
  body: {
    "id": "my-search-template",
    "params": {
      "query_string": "hello world",
      "from": 20,
      "size": 10
    }
  }
)
$resp = $client->renderSearchTemplate([
    "body" => [
        "id" => "my-search-template",
        "params" => [
            "query_string" => "hello world",
            "from" => 20,
            "size" => 10,
        ],
    ],
]);
curl -X POST -H "Authorization: ApiKey $ELASTIC_API_KEY" -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d '{"id":"my-search-template","params":{"query_string":"hello world","from":20,"size":10}}' "$ELASTICSEARCH_URL/_render/template"
client.renderSearchTemplate(r -> r
    .id("my-search-template")
    .params(Map.of("size", JsonData.fromJson("10"),"from", JsonData.fromJson("20"),"query_string", JsonData.fromJson("\"hello world\"")))
);
Request example
Run `POST _render/template` 
{
  "id": "my-search-template",
  "params": {
    "query_string": "hello world",
    "from": 20,
    "size": 10
  }
}